May.27 — Leland Miller, China Beige Book International chief executive officer, discusses the outlook for the U.S.-China trade relationship amidst Beijing’s plans to write a new national security law into Hong Kong’s charter. He speaks with Bloomberg’s Lisa Abramowicz on “Bloomberg Surveillance.”

China will improve national security in Hong Kong, Premier Li Keqiang said, a day after China announced dramatic plans to rein in dissent by writing a new law into the city’s charter. “We will establish sound legal systems and enforcement mechanisms for safeguarding national security in the two special administrative regions, and see that the … Read more China’s New Security Law for Hong Kong

May.22 — Shi Yinhong, an adviser to China’s cabinet and a professor of international relations at Renmin University in Beijing, discusses the government policies for Hong Kong. Premier Li Keqiang said China will improve national security in Hong Kong, a day after it announced dramatic plans to rein in dissent by writing a new law into the city’s … Read more China Cabinet Adviser Shi Discusses Government Policy for Hong Kong

The Greek tourist season will kick off next month, with international charter flights to popular locations resuming in July, the prime minster says. “The tourism period begins on 15 June, when seasonal hotels can reopen,” Kyriakos Mitsotakis said in a televised address on Wednesday. “Let us make this summer the epilogue of the [Covid-19] crisis,” … Read more Coronavirus: Greece to start tourist season in mid-June – BBC News

International and charter flights are now allowed to fly into Manila, the capital of the Philippines. Flights to Manila were halted temporarily after a surge in workers returning from overseas. The latest decision is set to only last for a month as the government partially eases restrictions. Al Jazeera’s Jamela Alindogan reports live from the … Read more Philippines airport opens: International flights resume in capital

As sports leagues weigh when to restart their seasons, they are talking to health officials, players, talent agents, TV networks, local governments and hotel workers. One group not part of the talks? The fans. Tens of millions of people are paying for basketball, hockey and baseball that isn’t being played. Some are paying for tickets, … Read more Will Coronavirus Break the $50 Billion Sports Media Industry?

UK farms are facing staffing crisis due to #COVID19. Each year the #UK needs around 90-thousand seasonal workers to #harvest fruit and vegetables. But this year the sector has received only 5,500 applications. The Romanian workers are being brought to the UK on charter flights! Subscribe to RT! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpwvZwUam-URkxB7g4USKpg?sub_confirmation=1 RT LIVE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFAcqaNzNSc Check out http://rt.com … Read more Short of hands | COVID19 threatens UK harvest season

Hundreds of Australians stranded in India will soon board charter flights back home. More than a thousand Australians pleaded with the Government to bring them home, after a country-wide lockdown in India. South Asia Correspondent James Oaten reports. Read more here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-04-10/australians-pool-cash-for-coronavirus-flights-out-of-india/12138010 For more from ABC News, click here: https://ab.co/2kxYCZY You can watch more ABC … Read more Expats and aviation experts organise charter flight for stranded Australians | ABC News

Dominic Raab says the government’s “step-by-step action plan” is aimed at slowing the spread of virus so fewer people need hospital treatment. The foreign secretary says, at each point, the government has been following scientific and medical advice and has been “very deliberate” in its actions. He confirms the number of deaths across the UK … Read more Coronavirus: Raab leads government’s daily virus briefing – BBC News

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